Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“CATHARO”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Olen · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2026
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brecht · since 1990
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Arendonk · since 2014
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1977
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2016
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Maarkedal · since 1982
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Pajottegem · since 1983
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE CARO · Ukkel · since 1985
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Beringen · since 1988
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Herentals · since 1996
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Inland freight water transport · Stabroek · since 1997
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Truiden · since 1999
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kontich · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · La Louvière · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostrozebeke · since 2015
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Geraardsbergen · since 2009
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2005
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2021
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Brussel · since 2008
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2020
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Kortemark · since 2020
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Event catering · Leuven · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of CARE AT HOME SERVICE · Other business support services · Gent · since 2006
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026